Man Found Dead in Jindo With Body Partially Skeletized After Losing Contact

A man in his 50s, identified only by his surname A, was found dead on a hill in Gunnae-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, at around 9:25 a.m. on the 15th.

Police and fire authorities found the body while searching hills near his home after receiving a missing person report from his family, who stated that they had been unable to get in touch with him recently.

At the time of discovery, A was wearing work clothes, and his body was largely skeletonized. A brush cutter, presumed to have been used by A, was also found nearby.

Investigations showed that records of water usage at A's home stopped about a month ago.

Police are looking into the possibility that A, who had a pre-existing medical condition, met with a fatal accident while clearing weeds for ancestral graves, and plan to investigate the exact cause of death through an autopsy.

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